Learning Radiology
Recognizing the Basics
- 5th Edition - December 2, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: William Herring
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 8 1 7 - 3
Dr. William Herring’s Learning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics, 5th Edition, remains the leading introductory radiology text for medical students and others who are required to… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDr. William Herring’s Learning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics, 5th Edition, remains the leading introductory radiology text for medical students and others who are required to read and interpret common radiologic images. Using an easy-to-follow pattern recognition approach, this clearly written, highly illustrated text teaches how to differentiate normal and abnormal images of all modalities. From the basics of patient safety, dose reduction, and radiation protection to the latest information on ultrasound, MRI, and CT, it provides a complete, up-to-date introduction to radiology needed by today’s students.
- Uses a clear, conversational writing style—with a touch of humor—to explain what you need to know to effectively interpret medical images of all modalities
- Teaches how to arrive at a diagnosis by following a pattern recognition approach, and logically overcome difficult diagnostic challenges with the aid of decision trees
- Employs an easy-to-read, bullet-point format, including bolded key points and icons designating special content: Diagnostic Pitfalls, Really Important Points, Take-Home Points, and Weblinks
- Features more than 850 high-quality illustrations, useful tables, case study questions, and teaching boxes throughout
- Shares the extensive knowledge and experience of esteemed author Dr. William Herring, a skilled radiology teacher and the host of his own specialty website, www.learningradiology.com
- Offers quick review and instruction for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as those in related fields such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud—as well as access bonus content, including new appendices covering the Discovery of X-rays, Diagnostic Radiology Signs, and Artificial Intelligence in Radiology; USMLE-style Q&A; 30 videos; and more
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Recognizing Anything: Past, Present, and Future
- Past: the Discovery
- Present: Today’s Imaging Modalities
- Future: Artificial Intelligence
- Conventions Used in this Book
- 2. Recognizing Normal Pulmonary Anatomy
- The Normal Frontal Chest Radiograph
- The Normal Lateral Chest Radiograph (FIG. 2.5)
- Normal CT Anatomy of the Chest
- Normal CT Anatomy of the Lungs
- 3. Recognizing Normal Cardiac Anatomy
- Evaluating the Heart on Chest Radiographs
- General Principles
- Evaluating the Heart on Cardiac CT
- Uses of Cardiac CT
- Cardiac MRI
- 4. Recognizing Airspace Versus Interstitial Lung Disease
- Classifying Parenchymal Lung Disease
- Characteristics of Airspace Disease
- Some Causes of Airspace Disease
- Characteristics of Interstitial Lung Disease
- Some Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease
- 5. Recognizing the Causes of an Opacified Hemithorax
- Atelectasis of the Entire Lung
- Massive Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia of an Entire Lung
- Postpneumonectomy
- 6. Recognizing Atelectasis
- What is Atelectasis?
- Types of Atelectasis
- How Atelectasis Resolves
- 7. Recognizing a Pleural Effusion
- Normal Anatomy and Physiology of the Pleural Space
- Modalities for Detecting Pleural Effusions
- Causes of Pleural Effusions (TABLE 7.1)
- Types of Pleural Effusions
- Side-Specificity of Pleural Effusions
- Recognizing the Different Appearances of Pleural Effusions
- 8. Recognizing Pneumonia
- General Considerations
- General Characteristics of Pneumonia
- Patterns of Pneumonia
- Localizing Pneumonia
- How Pneumonia Resolves
- 9. Recognizing the Correct Placement of Lines and Tubes and Their Potential Complications: Critical Care Radiology
- Endotracheal and Tracheostomy Tubes
- Intravascular Catheters
- Pleural Drainage Tubes
- Cardiac Devices
- Gastrointestinal Tubes
- 10. Recognizing Other Diseases of the Chest
- Mediastinal Masses
- Anterior Mediastinal Masses
- Middle Mediastinal Masses
- Posterior Mediastinal Masses
- Solitary Nodule/Mass in the Lung
- Bronchogenic Carcinoma
- Metastatic Neoplasms in the Lung
- Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease (PE)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Bullae, Cysts, and Cavities
- Bronchiectasis
- 11. Recognizing Adult Heart Disease
- Recognizing an Enlarged Cardiac Silhouette
- Recognizing Common Cardiac Diseases
- 12. Recognizing the Normal Abdomen and Pelvis: Conventional Radiographs
- What to Look for
- Acute Abdominal Series
- Extraluminal air
- Calcifications
- Recognizing Organomegaly
- 13. Recognizing the Normal Abdomen and Pelvis: Computed Tomography
- Introduction To abdominal and Pelvic CT
- Intravenous Contrast in CT Scanning
- Oral Contrast in CT Scanning
- Abdominal CT: General Considerations
- Abdominal CT: by Organ
- 14. Recognizing Bowel Obstruction and Ileus
- Abnormal Gas Patterns
- Laws of the Gut
- Functional Ileus: Localized
- Functional Ileus: Generalized
- Mechanical Obstruction: Small Bowel
- Mechanical Obstruction: Large Bowel
- Volvulus of the Colon
- Colonic Pseudoobstruction (Ogilvie Syndrome)
- 15. Recognizing Extraluminal Air in the Abdomen
- Free Intraperitoneal air
- Extraperitoneal air (Retroperitoneal air)
- Air in the Bowel Wall
- Air in the Biliary System
- 16. Recognizing Abnormal Calcifications and Their Causes
- Patterns of Calcification
- Location of Calcification
- 17. Recognizing Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Urinary Tract Abnormalities
- Barium Studies of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Esophagus
- Stomach and Duodenum
- Small and Large Bowel
- Large Bowel
- Pancreas
- Hepatobiliary Abnormalities
- Biliary System
- Urinary Tract
- Pelvis
- Urinary Bladder
- Adenopathy
- 18. Ultrasonography: Understanding the Principles and Its Uses in Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging
- How it Works
- Frequency and Resolution
- Types of Ultrasound
- Adverse Effects or Safety Issues
- Medical Uses of Ultrasonography
- Female Pelvic Organs
- Pregnancy
- Abdominal Hernias
- Appendicitis
- Ascites
- Musculoskeletal System
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
- 19. Vascular, Pediatric, and Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Vascular Ultrasound
- Arterial Stenosis
- Pseudoaneurysm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Pediatrics
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- 20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Understanding the Principles and Recognizing the Basics
- How MRI Works
- Hardware that Makes up an MRI Scanner
- What Happens Once Scanning Begins
- How to Identify A T1-Weighted or T2-Weighted Image
- MRI Contrast
- MRI Safety Issues
- Diagnostic Applications of MRI
- 21. Recognizing Nontraumatic Abnormalities of the Appendicular Skeleton and Arthritis
- Conventional Radiography, CT, and MRI in Bone Imaging
- Normal Bone and Joint Anatomy
- Diseases that Affect Bone Density
- Diseases that Increase Bone Density
- Diseases that Decrease Bone Density
- Diseases of the Joints: an Approach to Arthritis
- 22. Recognizing Nontraumatic Abnormalities of the Spine
- The Normal Spine (FIG. 22.1)
- Normal MRI Appearance of the Spine
- Back Pain
- 23. Recognizing Trauma to the Bony Skeleton
- Recognizing an Acute Fracture
- Recognizing Dislocations and Subluxations
- Describing Fractures
- Avulsion Fractures
- Salter-Harris Fractures: Growth Plate Fractures in Children
- Child Abuse
- Stress Fractures
- Common Fracture Eponyms
- Some Subtle Fractures or Dislocations
- Fracture Healing
- Spinal Trauma
- Pathologic Fractures
- 24. Recognizing the Imaging Findings of Trauma to the Chest
- Chest Wall Trauma
- Pleural Abnormalities: Pneumothorax
- Traumatic Parenchymal Abnormalities
- Aortic Trauma
- 25. Recognizing the Imaging Findings of Trauma to the Abdomen and Pelvis
- Abdominal Trauma
- Liver
- Spleen
- Kidneys
- CT Hypoperfusion Complex/Shock Bowel
- Pelvic Trauma
- Less Common Abdominal Injuries
- 26. Recognizing Some Common Causes of Intracranial Pathology
- Normal Anatomy (Fig. 26.1)
- Mri and the Brain
- Head Trauma
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Diffuse Axonal Injury
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
- Stroke
- Ruptured Aneurysms
- Hydrocephalus
- Cerebral Atrophy
- Brain Tumors
- Other Diseases
- Terminology
- 27. Recognizing Pediatric Diseases
- Diseases Discussed in this Chapter
- Newborn Respiratory Distress
- Childhood Lung Disease
- Soft Tissues of the Neck
- Ingested Foreign Bodies
- Other Diseases
- Salter-Harris Fractures—Growth Plate Fractures
- Child Abuse
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
- Esophageal Atresia with/Without Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula (TEF)
- 28. Using Image-Guided Interventions in Diagnosis and Treatment (Interventional Radiology)
- Arterial Access and Arteriography
- Central Venous Access: Image-Guided Venous Access
- Pulmonary Embolism: Thrombolysis
- Pulmonary Embolism: Inferior Vena Caval (IVC) Filter Placement
- Image-Guided Biopsy: General Principles
- Pulmonary Nodule: Image-Guided Biopsy
- Hepatic/Renal/Pulmonary Tumors: Thermal Ablation
- Portal Hypertension: Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (Tips)
- Abscess: Percutaneous Abscess Aspiration and Drain Placement
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding: Arteriography and Embolization
- Obstructive Uropathy: Percutaneous Nephrostomy (PCN)/ Nephroureterostomy (PCNU)
- Aortic Aneurysm: Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
- Uterine Fibroids: Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
- Acute Ischemic Stroke: Mechanical Thrombectomy
- 29. Recognizing the Findings in Breast Imaging
- Breast Imaging Modalities: Overview
- Mammography: Screening Versus Diagnostic
- Fundamental Mammography Findings
- Ultrasound
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Management of Breast Abnormalities
- Special Considerations
- e-Appendix A. Nuclear Medicine: Understanding the Principles and Recognizing the Basics
- e-Appendix B. The ABCs of Heart Disease
- e-Appendix C. Radiation Dose and Safety
- e-Appendix D. Key Terminology and Glossaries
- e-Appendix E. Early History and Public Exuberance of the Discovery of X-rays
- e-Appendix F. Diagnostic Radiology Signs
- e-Appendix G. Artificial Intelligence and Radiology
- e-Appendix H. What to Order When
- Bibliography
- Index
- Edition: 5
- Published: December 2, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 432
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323878173
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William Herring
Affiliations and expertise
Vice Chairman and Residency Program Director, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA